Cologne vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cologne	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$4213
🏠 One person rent	$1091	$1012
🏘️ Family rent	$1830	$1688
🍽️ Food expenses	$536	$546
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$2544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	91	45
😀 Quality of life	96	89
🏙️ Population	1.09M	750K

The cost of living in Cologne is 8% more expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 2104th and 2674th ($1968 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 79th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Winnipeg ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 23rd and 251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Winnipeg

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	Cologne	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$65.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$5.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.38	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1103	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$868
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1997	$1468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1478	$1496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	5.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6855	$2975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5848	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.6	$82.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.3	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.45	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$76
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$956
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19386	$11646

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1750
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1699
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1740
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1711
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1727
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1736
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1708
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1695
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1770
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1694
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1678
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1716
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1642
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1747
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1957
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1674
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1691
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1654
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1630
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1645
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1650
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1666
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1659
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1608
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1661
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1611
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1674
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1650
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1613
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1662
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1689
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1979

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1320
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1884
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1663
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1786
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2130
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1687
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1974
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2033
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1637
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1929
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1714
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2357
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1456
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1675
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2265
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2422
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2678
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2386
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1693
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2528
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2330
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2307
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2305
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2306
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2302
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2289
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2380
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2221
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2714